World Series TV ratings are soaring and Game 7 is expected to be a monster
Through six games, the 2016 World Series is averaging 19.9 million viewers per game on television, according to data collected by Sports Media Watch. Even without the highly anticipated Game 7, this year's World Series is already the most-watched Fall Classic since the Boston Red Sox ended their championship drought in 2004.
After averaging nearly 24 million viewers in Game 5 on Sunday and 23 million viewers during Game 6 on Tuesday, most are predicting a Game 7 audience of 35-40 million, which would push the average for the entire series to 22-23 million viewers.
Of course, that is still peanuts compared to where the World Series was back in the 1970s and early 1980s when viewers typically only had three channels to choose from. The 1978 World Series between the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers averaged 44.3 million viewers, according to Nielsen. MLB and Fox will do cartwheels if they can hit that number in Game 7 alone.
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